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boedudley.bsky.social
Useful resource for anyone interested in the importance of free speech: futurefreespeech.org/who-we-are/j...
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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"The disintegration of a democracy is a deceptively quiet affair," Gisela Salim-Peyer writes of her experience growing up in Venezuela:
Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t
Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.
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trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
A tenet of Fascism is keep repeating lies and people will become so confused about what is the truth that they’ll start to believe them. We all have a responsibility to keep repeating the truth in the face of politically-motivated lying. Don’t just roll your eyes, speak up.
boedudley.bsky.social
Well, based on the horror show of yesterday, looks like this best seller from 1840s is coming back. 😳

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mkabir.bsky.social
“Blind obedience to authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”

— Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
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boedudley.bsky.social
Welcome to the Lysenko Era in American Public Health and Healthcare.
The Public Health Disaster Everyone Saw Coming www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
Opinion | The Public Health Disaster Everyone Saw Coming
www.nytimes.com
boedudley.bsky.social
Opinion | Bad medicine - The Washington Post
boedudley.bsky.social
I am a Navy Vet @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social - and I agree.
davidfrenchjag.bsky.social
Donald Trump "isn’t just deploying America’s military into the streets; he’s deploying it into the American culture war." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Domestic Deployments Are Dangerous. For the Military.
www.nytimes.com
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davidfrenchjag.bsky.social
Donald Trump "isn’t just deploying America’s military into the streets; he’s deploying it into the American culture war." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Domestic Deployments Are Dangerous. For the Military.
www.nytimes.com
boedudley.bsky.social
Nice job Neville…
Trump drops ceasefire demand for Ukraine war, tells allies Putin wants land
boedudley.bsky.social
Opinion | Cartoon by Matt Davies - The Washington Post
LOL…
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erictopol.bsky.social
The CDC has not provided a SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance update for 6 weeks. That is unacceptable